Sunday, April 28, 2013
While watching AstonRep’s Chicago premiere of Next Fall, playwright Geoffrey Nauffts’ deftly emotional play now on stage at the very intimate Boho Theatre space, I was wondering …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:02PMThere is a lot of anger going on in Stage Left’s Chicago premiere of British playwright Nina Raine’s Rabbit. Stridently directed by Elly Green, this six person play certainly …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:19AMSaturday, April 27, 2013
After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners.Yet, the comedy giant …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:47AMFriday, April 26, 2013
Select members of the Chicago cast of “Book of Mormon” will perform in a one-night-only cabaret fundraiser, Monday, April 29 at 7:30pm, at The Laugh Factory, 3175 North Broadway.…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:24PM50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL,” the original, critically-hailed parody of the phenomenally popular books, is taking its whips, feather dusters and outrageous laughs on a tour of North America. Th…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:04PMSelect members of the Chicago cast of “Book of Mormon” will perform in a one-night-only cabaret fundraiser, Monday, April 29 at 7:30pm, at The Laugh Factory, 3175 North Broadway.…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:39PM Anderson Lawfer, artistic director of Strawdog Theatre Company’s Hugen Hall, is proud to announce the world premiere of The Hunting Of The Snark, based on the poem by Lewis Carroll and …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:59PMThursday, April 25, 2013
Over the course of eight years, with three albums as a leader, several studio projects as a sideman, and countless worldwide performances, pianist and composer Gerald Clayton has establish…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:13PMRivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago’s only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, is proud to announce Stefanie Zadravec’s The Electric Baby as the third an…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:51PMSteppenwolf Theatre Company is proud to announce casting for the upcoming eighth annual First Look Repertory of New Work, featuring three developmental productions of new plays presented in …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:47PMWhat is the best thing about Roundabout’s touring company of Anything Goes directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall? Everything! It is not often that there is such a polished co…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:02PMVictory Gardens Theater announces its Resident Theater Program, to begin in the upcoming 2013-2014 Season. The Program’s first participants will include Bailiwick Chicago, Rasaka The…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:57PMMusic Theatre International (MTI) has announced that Leap of Faith by award-winning composer Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty and The Beast and Little Shop of Horrors), is now available f…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:51PMThe House Theatre of Chicago announces its 12th Season creating Amazing Feats of Storytelling. The five programs in the 2013-14 Season are all written and helmed by Company Members of The Ho…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:31PMWednesday, April 24, 2013
Performances begin in just five weeks for the third annual Next Up, continuing Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s commitment to Chicago’s next generation of theater artists. Next Up features…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:14PM Legendary musician Jimmy Buffet and film producer Frank Marshall dropped in to see the April 23rd performance of the pre-Broadway smash musical BIG FISH currently playing through May …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:05PMBoHo Theatre will present the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally, based on the novel by Manuel Puig, as the final production in its 2012/201…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:00PMBroadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for the musical BUDDY – THE Buddy Holly STORY go on-sale to the public Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10 a.m. Based on the life o…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:55PMFor the past 12 years, Collaboraction has produced the annual SKETCHBOOK festival, a whirlwind showcase of world premiere theater pieces, each ranging from seven to 50 minutes in length and …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:52PMBroadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for the tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY go on-sale to the public Friday, April 12, 2013 at 10 a.m. Tony …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:48PM A mix of Broadway stars and indie pop artists can be heard on Kerrigan & Lowdermilk’s sophomore album Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, due to release on May 21, 2013. Performers inc…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:39PMREVIEWED BY: JOSEPH HILLENMEYER Strawdog Theatre Company is wrapping up it’s 25th season with a production that features 32 cast members, representing over 100 characters, all of whom…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:13AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
Profiles Theatre Artistic Directors Darrell W. Cox and Joe Jahraus announce the 25thAnniversary Season featuring a full slate of new and challenging works premiering at the Profiles Thea…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:46PMThere are a lot of layers to mentally process while watching the Lookingglass’ emotionally wrenching premiere of Still Alice. Based on the book by Lisa Genova and adapted/directed by ensem…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:25PMThe Jeff Awards Committee announced 120 nominations in 25 categories of Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013. The Non-Equity Awards ho…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:23PMTHE WHALE: VICTORY GARDENS THEATER Cast members Dale Calandra (Hairspray), Leah Karpel, and Cheryl Graeff discuss their roles in Samuel D. Hunter’s critically acclaimed play THE WHALE,…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:37AMMonday, April 22, 2013
On the Spot Theatre Company will present the world premiere of How to Make a Rainbow written and directed by Michael Brayndick beginning July 26, 2013 at the Greenhouse Theatre Center, Upsta…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:28PMEighty-Eight Entertainment follows its current presentation of Hershey Felder’s AN AMERICAN STORY, now through April 14th at Chicago’s Royal George Theatre, with the Chicago Premiere of…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:16PMPodcast with Rock The Audition Creator SHERI SANDERS from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo.
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:09PMPodcast with Rock The Audition Creator SHERI SANDERS from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Rock The Audition creator Sheri Sanders discusses her method for teaching actors how to properly audition …
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